CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



THE YANG-T/E AS FAR AS ICHANG 



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Object of journey — Departure from England — Arrival at Shanghai 

 — Kiu-kiang — ' Little Orphan ' — Lu-shan Hills — Flowers — 

 Temples— Rainfall — New snake — Collector bitten — Silver work 

 — Hankow — Passport obtained — Leave for Ichang — Sunday 

 Island^House rented — Cesspool — House-boat hired — San-yu- 

 tung — Joss-house — New papilio — Ferns and plants — Fishermen 

 — Birds and monkeys — Wild goats — Flying squirrel — Chinese 

 mountaineers — General aspect of glen — Return to Ichang . 1 



CHAPTER II 



ICHANG 



Packing collections — Packing-cases — Curiosities — Trade of Ichang 

 — Imports — Communication with Hankow — Missions and mis- 

 sionaries — Festival of New Year — Beggars, their misery and 

 harsh treatment — Procession to pray for rain — Joss-house to 

 bring luck — Golden pheasants — Fish of the Yang-tze — River 

 porpoise — Otters for fishing — Cemetery — The Dome — Floating 

 lamps . . , . . . . .14 



